Palettes / Colors / #BDCFCA

#BDCFCA — Light Dusty Teal

#BDCFCA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDCFCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BDCFCA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D0BEC3; it also sits naturally between #BED0C2 and #BECCD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDCFCA

.text { color: #BDCFCA; }
.background { background-color: #BDCFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 16%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 207, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCFCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0BEC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCFCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BDCFCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDCFCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCFC9  ·  #BDCFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCFCA?

#BDCFCA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCFCA?

#BDCFCA is RGB 189, 207, 202 — HSL 163°, 16%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #BDCFCA?

Its complement is #D0BEC3; analogous partners are #BED0C2 and #BECCD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCFCA for text?

Black text on #BDCFCA has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.